The 20 Best Epilepsy Doctors Near Me

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 56914 doctor with experience in Epilepsy. Of these, 49872 are Experienced, 5335 are Advanced, 1288 are Distinguished and 343 are Elite.

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    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    1150 Northwest 14th Street, 
    Miami, FL 
    305-243-3100
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Spanish
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    Andres Kanner is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Kanner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure. Dr. Kanner is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy

    Dr. Ashwini D. Sharan
    Neurosurgery | Neurology
    Elite in Epilepsy

    Dr. Ashwini D. Sharan
    Neurosurgery | Neurology
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    380 North Oxford Valley Road, 
    Langhorne, PA 
    215-612-5699
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Ashwini Sharan is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sharan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Laminectomy. Dr. Sharan is board certified in Neurological Surgery.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
    803-434-8050
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Leonardo Bonilha is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bonilha is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Bonilha is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Bonilha is currently accepting new patients.

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    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
    516-325-7000
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew, Spanish
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    Ruben Kuzniecky is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Kuzniecky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Seizure. Dr. Kuzniecky is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Neurology. Dr. Kuzniecky is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
    516-325-7000
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    English
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    Sean Hwang is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Hwang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Hwang is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Epilepsy, American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology-Neurophysiology, and American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Neurology. Dr. Hwang is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Epilepsy Center

    400 Parnassus Ave., Eighth Floor, 
    San Francisco, CA 
    415-353-2273
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Robert Knowlton is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Knowlton is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Knowlton is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology., Neurology. Dr. Knowlton is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Werner K Doyle M.D. PC

    223 E 34th St, 
    New York, NY 
    212-263-8870
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Orrin Devinsky is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Devinsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    UnityPoint Health Meriter

    202 S Park St, 
    Madison,, WI 
    608-287-2090
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Aaron Struck is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Madison,, Wisconsin. Dr. Struck is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Struck is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy

    Dr. Ifrah Zawar
    Neurology
    Elite in Epilepsy

    Dr. Ifrah Zawar
    Neurology
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    UVA Health Adult Neurology Clinic

    1221 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
    434-924-2706
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Punjabi
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    Ifrah Zawar is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Zawar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Photosensitive Epilepsy. Dr. Zawar is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    University Of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute

    3113 Bellevue Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
    513-475-8730
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Michael Privitera is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Privitera is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Dravet Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Privitera is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    215-955-1222
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Michael Sperling is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sperling is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Sperling is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Sperling is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Egil And Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center

    2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, 
    Weston, FL 
    877-463-2010
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
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    Imad Najm is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Weston, Florida. Dr. Najm is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Cortical Dysplasia, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Najm is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2013. Dr. Najm is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy

    Dr. William D. Gaillard
    Pediatric Neurology
    Elite in Epilepsy

    Dr. William D. Gaillard
    Pediatric Neurology
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    Telehealth Video Visit

    111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, 
    Washington, DC 
    888-884-2327
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    William Gaillard is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Gaillard is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Gaillard is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2005, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1992. Dr. Gaillard is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
    216-444-2200
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
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    Lara Jehi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Jehi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Jehi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2016. Dr. Jehi is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Egil And Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center

    2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, 
    Weston, FL 
    877-463-2010
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Vineet Punia is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Weston, Florida. Dr. Punia is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Photosensitive Epilepsy. Dr. Punia is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2016. Dr. Punia is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    UPMC Department Of Neurology

    3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    412-569-8869
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Page Pennell is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pennell is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Pennell is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Pennell is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
    216-444-2200
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German, Greek
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    Andreas Alexopoulos is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Alexopoulos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Cortical Dysplasia, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Alexopoulos is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2011. Dr. Alexopoulos is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center For Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park

    5758 S. Maryland Ave., 
    Chicago, IL 
    888-824-0200
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
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    James Tao is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Tao is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss. Dr. Tao is board certified in Epilepsy Neurology and Practicing Since2002. Dr. Tao is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    6410 Fannin St, Ste 1014, 
    Houston, TX 
    832-325-7080
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Nepali, Urdu
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    Sam Lhatoo is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lhatoo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Central Sleep Apnea, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Lhatoo is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
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    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
    718-920-4378
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Greek
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    Aristea Galanopoulou is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Galanopoulou is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy. Dr. Galanopoulou is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Epilepsy?

    Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time. Seizures are episodes of uncontrolled and abnormal electrical activity of brain cells that may cause changes in attention or behavior, such as bodily movements.

    When should I see an Epilepsy doctor near me?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Epilepsy doctor near me?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How do I find the best Epilepsy doctor near me?

    You can find an Epilepsy doctor in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities by clicking below:

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    How does MediFind rank Epilepsy doctors near me?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Epilepsy doctors near me?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Epilepsy doctor near me?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Epilepsy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Epilepsy doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Epilepsy doctor near me?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Epilepsy doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Epilepsy doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Epilepsy doctors near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Epilepsy doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Epilepsy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Epilepsy doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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